Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction: Pectoralis major myomammary flap versus DIEP and MS-2 TRAM

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 502-

  Dragu, Adrian ^a   Kneser, Ulrich ^a   Horch, Raymund E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; HUMAN; LETTER; MASTECTOMY; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 39749093756     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9311-0     Document Type: Letter

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